Transformation
Structure 1.
• She’s a better tennis player than I am.
 I don’t play tennis as well as she does.
• Britain isn’t as warm as Greece.
 Greece is warmer than Britain.

 EXAMPLE
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it.

• They don’t speak as fluently as we do.
 We speak …………………………………………………………….
• No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh city.
 Ho Chi Minh city ..………………………………………………….
Structure 2.
a)
•This song is simple enough for all of us to sing.
 This song is so simple that all of us can sing it.

 EXAMPLE
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
• He is rich enough to buy whatever he wants.
 He is ………………………………………………………….

Ex:
• I advise you not to see her again.
 You’d better not see her again.
• You’d better think carefully before accepting the offer.
 I advise you to think carefully before accepting the offer.

 EXAMPLE
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
• I don’t think you should drink any more coffee.
 You'd better ………………………………………………………….
• You had better begin by introducing yourself.
 I advise……………………………………………………………….Structure 5.

• He’d rather watch TV than go out to the cinema.
 He prefers watching TV to going out to the cinema.

 EXAMPLE
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.

• Alice would rather drink Coca-Cola than orange juice.
 Alice prefers………………………………………………………….
• Jane would prefer to go to class tomorrow than today.

 If he didn’t smoke……………………………………………
Structure 8.
• She said, "The school opened a year ago."
 She said the school had opened a year ago.
• 'You must wear a tie,' the teacher said.
 The teacher told him he had to wear a tie.
Notes:
• Changes in tenses
Direct speech Indirect speech
Simple Present
Present Progressive
Simple Past
Present Perfect
**
Past Progressive
Simple Future (will + v)
Future Perfect (will have + v)
Present Conditional (would + v)
Simple Past
Past Progressive
Past Perfect
Past Perfect
**
Past Perfect Progressive
Present Conditional (would + v)
Perfect Conditional (would have +v)
Perfect Conditional (would have + v)
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Changes in time and place

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it.
• Tom said, “Can you remember where you put the dictionary, Mary? ”
 Tom asked……………………………………………………
• My brother said to her, "Did you see George at the football match?"
 My brother asked..……………………………………………

b)
• I said to her: “What do you mean?”
 I asked her what she meant.

 EXAMPLE
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as
the sentence printed before it.
• ‘Where did you buy your shoes, Sally?’ asked Gail.
 Gail asked………………………………………………………
• I said to my brother, "How much did you pay for these over ripe tomatoes?"
 I asked…………………………………………………………….

c)
• He said to me: “Don’t believe everything she says”.
 He told me not to believe everything she said.

 EXAMPLE
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence printed before it.
• He said to the servant, “Please bring me some hot water".